Bartzis George, Kaitelidou Dafni, Bistaraki Angeliki, Konstantakopoulou Olympia
Nursing Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Center for Health Services Management, Nursing Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2020 Jun 26;272:314-317. doi: 10.3233/SHTI200558.
One of the main reasons for the ever-improving quality of health services in countries that are popular destinations for medical tourism and compete with the quality of services in developed countries is due to the increasing use of modern medical technology. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting medical tourism destination selection in Greece. A cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection was carried out. The study sample consisted of 446 adult patients with good knowledge/use of the English language, recently discharged from dialysis and IVF units in Greece who filled in a self-administered questionnaire. Statistical analysis was carried out with the SPSS 21.0 statistical package. Overall, 84.9% of the participants reported that the clinic's state of the art medical equipment appeared to be very important for their final decision. Moreover, 90.8% stated that the comfort of the medical equipment was another significant factor. The use of modern medical technology can improve medical tourism experience and grow the contribution to its market growth.
在那些成为医疗旅游热门目的地且能与发达国家服务质量相媲美的国家，医疗服务质量不断提高的主要原因之一是现代医疗技术的使用日益增加。本研究的目的是调查影响希腊成为医疗旅游目的地选择的因素。开展了一项采用回顾性数据收集的横断面研究。研究样本包括446名成年患者，他们精通英语且有使用经验，最近从希腊的透析和体外受精科室出院，填写了一份自填式问卷。使用SPSS 21.0统计软件包进行统计分析。总体而言，84.9%的参与者报告称，诊所的先进医疗设备对他们的最终决定似乎非常重要。此外，90.8%的人表示医疗设备的舒适度是另一个重要因素。现代医疗技术的使用可以改善医疗旅游体验，并促进其市场增长。
